Where can you find scrap aluminum prices?

ScrapRegister, a global scrap trading company, lists the current aluminum scrap metal prices, as of 2015. The price list is broken down into aluminum product types, such as litho sheets and radiators, and also by U.S. region. Price lists are also available for other countries, such as Japan and India.

Bauxite is a sedimentary rock that is rich in various minerals. One of the minerals within bauxite is alumina, also known as aluminum oxide. This organic material is what is used to make aluminum. The most commonly recycled item in the U.S. is the aluminum can, according to Wise Geek. This recycling saves 95% of the energy it would require to produce new aluminum.